It is with regret that, once again, I must draw to your attention, Sir, that access to the Parliament of the people of Ireland is obstructed in an unacceptable way. I would ask you to cause inquiries to be made as to why it is that it is only on Tuesdays and on other days when the Dáil is meeting that a combination of Dublin Corporation, other public service authorities and the Garda make access to this House virtually impossible for many Members and certainly passage through adjoining streets very difficult for members of the public. I would ask you, Sir, as a defender of democracy and of citizens' rights, of all the Irish people — and particularly the people of Dublin — to investigate why this should be so and to ensure that remedial measures are taken so that a system of orderly, peaceable protest can take place together with a passage of traffic through the streets.
Might I suggest, in that connection, that the steel cattle pens that are in the gutters at Leinster House, together with the rubbish, litter and weeds therein should be removed forthwith, which would enable the peaceable citizens of this country — if they want so to do — to march up and down at least six to eight feet nearer the House, thereby freeing six to eight feet to public throughfare for the passage of buses and cars through this city? If, Sir, you find in this process that there are vested interests more interested in causing obstruction and thereby getting overtime I would ask that you would insist that the freedom of the people of this city and country to move freely will be regarded as sacrosanct. I would suggest that that should be the overwhelming interest of you, Sir, and of all those of us who have been elected by the democratic process.